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Step 5 Checklist: Develop a career plan... Career Selection and Planning
Guide
Internet Career Connection
If you don't know where
you're going, you'll probably
end up somewhere else... David Campbell
Welcome to the last step in our program!
In this step, we will guide you in developing a step-by-step plan listing the
decisions and tasks you believe should be taken, and in which order, for you to
actually realize your new career goal. Developing a plan - or map - is as
important to your ultimate career success as was the decision regarding which
career direction to pursue. Many career seekers have failed to reach their
career goals simply because they did not develop a career plan, or their plan was
incomplete or inaccurate.
Time
required to complete...
Approximately 1 hour.
Required form...
Please print a copy of Form 3 and use your
printed copy to record your findings as you complete this step.
Directions...
Print a copy of this checklist to
record your progress as you complete this step.
On your printed copy, check off each step as it is completed.
You must be viewing this checklist while connected to the
Internet in order for the hyperlinks below to function properly!
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Identify the steps you think
you need to take.
On your printed copy of Form 3, review the list of common career
planning decisions and tasks.
Check those decisions and tasks that you
should do in order to reach your career goal.
List any additional decisions and tasks that should
be undertaken, but are not currently listed on the form. Use the "Other"
category to list these items.
In order to complete this step, it
may be necessary for you to first revisit the
Occupational Outlook Handbook website and the profile of
your career goal to understand what decisions and tasks should
be undertaken.
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Arrange your checked steps in
order of completion.
On your printed copy of Form 3, review the decisions and tasks that you
checked above.
In the "Completion order" column, place a number one (1) to the
right of the checked decision or task that you must do
first.
Continue numbering items from (2) onwards until you have numbered all the checked decisions and tasks
in their order of completion.
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Assign a starting and ending
date to each checked step.
Under the "Timeline" column,
enter a starting and ending date (if known or applicable) for each of
the checked decisions and tasks.
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Identify obstacles and
resources.
For each of the decisions and tasks that you have
checked, enter any known obstacles that you anticipate you will
encounter when attempting to complete that item, and any resource (if
known) that you could call upon to resolve the obstacle.
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Have
your plan professionally reviewed before taking action.
Considering that the average individual is not trained or skilled in
developing career plans, it is strongly recommended that you have your
plan reviewed by a professional career counselor to ensure that it is
complete and accurate. Please refer to our Support
page for advice regarding how to obtain career guidance.
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Put your plan into action!
According to an old saying, "The journey of a thousand miles, begins
with the first step." Put your plan into action by completing step
1. Then motivate and dedicate yourself to completing your entire
plan. By doing so, you will increase your chances of successfully
reaching your new career goal.
We
thank you for using our career guidance program and sincerely
hope that it has been helpful in selecting and planning for your
new career direction! Please share with us your opinion of
our service by visiting our Feedback
page.
God bless you in your new career, may it be filled with
enjoyment, rewards and service to others.
Required form...
We
thank you for using our career guidance program and sincerely
hope that it has been